MPD makes two drug arrests

Last Friday (Oct. 18), the Moberly Police Department, Randolph County Sheriff's Department, and the North Missouri Drug Task Force served two search warrants.

According to online documents, the warrants were issued on the morning of Oct. 18, filed by Mike Fusselman (Randolph County Prosecuting Attorney). Fusselman requested the search warrants for the 900 block of North Ault St, and for a rural Moberly home in the 1300 block of County Road 2201.Law enforcements arrested one adult male at each location.

Norville Eugene Hess, early 50s from rural Moberly, was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance (Felony C RSMo. 195.202), Keeping or Maintaining a Public Nuisance (Felony C RSMo. 195.130), and Distribution, Delivery, Manufacturing, Producing or Attempting to or Possessing with the Intent to Distribute, Deliver, Manufacture a Controlled Substance (Felony B RsMo. 195.211). Bond was set for the amount of $100,000. Hess posted bond on Monday, Oct. 21, and is scheduled to go before Judge Cynthia Suter on Nov. 25, 2013, according to online court records.

The subject arrested in the North Block of Ault Street was Steven Paul Skinner. Skinner, mid-30s from Moberly, was also charged with Keeping or Maintaining a Public Nuisance (Felony C RSMo. 195.130), and Distribution, Delivery, Manufacturing, Producing or Attempting to or Possessing with the Intent to Distribute, Deliver, Manufacture a Controlled Substance (Felony B RsMo. 195.211). Skinner's bond was also set at $100,000. No court case has yet to be scheduled for Skinner. He is currently being held in the Randolph County Justice Center.